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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Welcome October Sponsors

A warm welcome to my new sponsors:Natural Kids - We are a team of artisans from around the world who share a love for handcrafting natural toys, clothing, decor and more for kids and kids at heart. With over 50 team member shops there is lots of exciting products to explore!

The 10-Day Family Recharge with Erin Goodman - The 10-Day Family Recharge is a Pay-What-You-Can online program designed to help families slow down and reconnect with the people who matter most. A downloadable Guide, Daily E-mails featuring inspiring Guest Contributors, and a Private Facebook Group filled with conscious parents from around the world will help you and your family to Reconnect and Recharge before the busy holiday season

Belambolo - Shop owner Heike Gielen is a doll artist that sews dolls according to Waldorf pedagogy - with a lot of passion, time and love. A doll is a soulful preciousness of a child. As a image of the human figure she teaches the child everything that is necessary for a child´s life. In a handcrafted doll incorporates dedication, love and the time of the doll maker, so that the doll is inspired treasure for the whole childhood companion, comforter, protector, secret guardian. A handmade doll is a different from the industrially produced commodity, also because it is - like any child - individual and unique.

Wooly Moss Roots - Wooly Moss Roots offers wooden buttons, wooly delights and herbal goodness. We provide high quality handmade wooden buttons in a variety of reclaimed woods, for knitters, sewers, and crafters. We love to share herbal goodness, from natural body care products (like salves and tooth powder) to organic seeds and plants. And we have wooly delights ranging from cowls to felted purses and pouches. All lovingly handmade.

Mariposa Forest - Mariposa Forest, a world of imagination delivered to your mailbox. We send seasonal stories from the forest to your child by old fashioned snail mail. Their own special mail, delivered right to them."

Luna Grey Fiber Arts - Luna Grey Fiber Arts is the work of Jackie Vlcek - Mama of two spirited little boys living an inspired life on the sunny, western slope of Colorado. Jackie creates colorful, hand dyed, natural fiber yarn in her home studio. Each skein is hand painted or kettle dyed making for truly one-of-a-kind works of art.

Sparkle Stories - Sparkle Stories produces weekly audio stories for children and families around the world. Our original Story Series follow the seasons, inspiring a sense of wonder and magic throughout the year.

Olabelhe - A magical place filled with charming little girls clothing ... that brings back memories of times gone by. Within Dawn's collection of sewing patterns you will find timeless styles that are reminiscent of times when little girls dressed like little girls. You will see pretty pinafores, darling dresses, playful pantaloons, skirts for twirling, delicate nightwear and so much more.

Heirloom Seasons - Beautiful handmade, heirloom quality gifts. Renee loves to create with vintage materials and feel a connection to the past; to create with natural materials and feel a connection to the earth. She loves to create for her children and is inspired by the seasons of the year.

Frost Lane - Bret and Nadja Van der Stroom raise a few animals and six children on a couple of acres in Tennessee. Their Etsy shop, Frost Lane, features an eclectic mix of handmade items they enjoy making and using themselves.

Simply Playing - Carries Waldorf inspired all natural plant dyed wool toys that bring out your child's imagination. Since dress up is the heart of a young child's imaginative play, crowns, garlands, and wands are created to assist in their journey.

The Little Gnome - Handmade for a simple and beautiful life. Waldorf inspired crafts created using natural materials. Natalie (the creator of The Little Gnome) is passionate about living a sustainable, simple and handmade life, and it shows in all that she does.

Spring Creek Store - Located in the Portland Waldorf School, the Spring Creek Store carries all your Waldorf needs from books and school/art supplies to handmade gifts and gently used consignment.

Please take the time to visit these wonderful businesses, you won't be disappointed. I fully believe in each and every one of them.My family and I are so humbled and grateful for their continued support. I really don't know what we would do without them - THANK YOU!

Welcome Friends

Thank you for joining me here. My name is Nicole Spring AKA wife, Waldorf homeschooling Mama to four sweet little ones, homemaker of the radical kind, knitter, cook, seamstress, student of life as well as my children, crafter, girl of all trades... and always with a camera in hand to document our days so we may look back at these glorious yet exhausting times.

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